Climate
Yes, Sitka gets a lot of rain, over 80 inches per year, but this provides the benefits of clean, affordable hydro-electric power, superb drinking water, and lush green forests. Temperatures are moderate, generally ranging from winter lows in the 30s to the high 60's/low 70's on the warmer summer days. The sunniest months are May and June and wettest month is October.
Sitka Summer's Day - Mt. Edgecumbe in the background
Average Climate 1997 to 2008
| Average maximum temperature | 49.7 F |
| Highest recorded temperature | 89 F - 2004 |
| Warmest month | August |
| Average minimum temperature | 40.5 F |
| Lowest recorded temperature | 5 degrees in 2006 |
| Coldest month | January |
| Average annual rainfall | 86 inches |
| Average annual snowfall | 39 inches |
A more typical day in Sitka - cloudy
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